Yes Bank gains 2% after taking minority stake in RXIL
Shares of Yes Bank rose on Friday after the bank said it has acquired an 8 per cent stake in Receivables Exchange of India (RXIL).
The stock closed 2.11 per cent up at Rs 1062.25 on BSE. On NSE, it jumped 2.30 per cent to Rs 1,064.00.
“Yes Bank has executed a share subscription and shareholders’ agreement agreeing to subscribe for 20,00,000 equity shares of RXIL,” it said in a BSE filing on Thursday.
The bank said the subscription is equivalent to 8 per cent of the post-issue paid-up capital of RXIL.
RXIL is a joint venture company set up by NSE Strategic Investment Corporation and Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI).